CRIME REPORT: Administrator charged with stealing $13,600 from North Memphis school

An administrative assistant with a North Memphis Catholic school was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing $13,600 from the school over about five months.

Police reported that Debra Harris, 55, admitted in a written statement to stealing the money from Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Catholic School. Harris told police, according to an affidavit, that she was solely responsible for handling money received by the school, and between April and September, she pocketed cash intended for tuition payments, lunch fees and sporting events.

Police were informed of the theft after the school's accountant noticed a lengthy gap in school deposit records, according to the affidavit.